Table 3 Bivariate regression model results, with time to lung cancer diagnosis as the outcome, for covariates to be considered for inclusion in the multivariable model

Age

1.01

1.00

1.01

0.0011

  < 60

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 [60, 70)

2.02

1.67

2.43

<.0001

 [70, 80)

2.33

1.95

2.80

<.0001

  ≥ 80

1.29

1.03

1.61

0.241

 Sex (Male)

1.39

1.24

1.56

<.0001

 Interior

1.29

0.98

1.71

0.0744

 Fraser

1.23

0.93

1.62

0.1485

 Vancouver Coastal

1.04

0.78

1.40

0.7687

 Vancouver Island

1.46

1.10

1.94

0.0084

 Northern

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 5

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 4

1.27

1.03

1.57

0.0246

 3

1.14

0.92

1.41

0.2152

 2

1.23

1.00

1.50

0.0491

 1

1.24

1.02

1.51

0.0305

Total Number of Prescriptions

1.00

0.99

1.00

<.0001

Charlson Comorbidity Score (Continuous)

1.06

0.97

1.16

0.1853

 0

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 1

1.15

0.98

1.36

0.0931

 2

0.94

0.62

1.40

0.7459

  ≥ 3

0.90

0.55

1.48

0.6814

Inpatient Stay

3.57

3.16

4.03

<.0001

Number of hospitalizations

1.66

1.64

1.68

<.0001

COPD-related hospitalization

2.56

2.00

3.27

<.0001

CVD-related hospitalization

1.04

0.58

1.88

0.8958

Combination Therapy (ICS/LABA)

1.27

1.11

1.47

0.007

Number of physician encounters

1.02

1.02

1.02

<.0001

Oral glucocorticoid use

1.09

0.91

1.30

0.3399